A quick word about the new podcast.
We live and learn on this new cast about screwcaps. Screwcaps are a great thing for the wine industry because they cut down on the use of cork which is in short supply. Cork is also known to sometimes spoil a wine with the dreaded "cork taint." (That is the official word for it.) But on this podcast we learn the hard way that just because there's not a cork in your bottle doesn't mean your bottle still can't go ba
d. It's called REDUCTION.
d. It's called REDUCTION.Reduction happens to a screwcap wine when over time the wine begins to go 'sulfery' because of the lack of air that can get to the wine. It turns out that a tad bit of air is not a bad thing and actually helps a wine to mature. However, with a screwcap the wine gets absolutely no air until you open it. This can be bad sometimes as you will hear in this month's podcast.
We will be revisiting riesling next time with Covey Run so check out the new list of wines (to the right) and start shopping. Sit back and laugh at us as we almost kill ourselves tasting this 2002 riesling. And may your wine NEVER, EVER be reduced.
BEWARE OF THIS WINE!
Z & R.
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